n. A crowd or great concourse of people; a multitude, great in proportion to the space it occupies or can occupy.n. A great number: as, the heavenly throng.n. A busy period, great press of business, or the time when business is most active: as, the throng of the harvest; he called just in the throng.n. Synonyms Crowd, etc. See multitude.To come (or go) in multitudes; press eagerly in crowds; crowd.To crowd or press; press unduly upon, as a crowd or multitude of people anxious to view something.To crowd into; fill as or as with a crowd.To fill or stuff.Thickly crowded or set close together; thronged; crowded.Much occupied or engaged; busy.Preterit of thring.